How to Install Blogger Template
Back Up Your Blogger Template
Follow these steps to back up your Blogger template:
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Go to your Blogger Dashboard > select the Layout menu.
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Click the Dropdown Icon (The Down Arrow Icon next to the Customize button).
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Select the Back Up menu.
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A popup dialog will appear, click the Download button.
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Done
Installing a Blogger Template with the Upload Method
First, make sure you have backed up your Blogger template. Next, you can follow these steps to install a Blogger template with the Upload method:
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Go to your Blogger Dashboard > select the Theme menu.
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Click the Dropdown Icon (The Down Arrow Icon next to the Customize button).
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Select the Restore menu.
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A popup dialog will appear, click the Upload button.
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Find and select the template file you want to use (the .xml file).
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Done
Installing a Blogger Template with the Paste Method
First, make sure you have backed up your Blogger template. Next, you can follow these steps to install a Blogger template with the Paste method:
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Open the template file (.xml file) using a Text Editor (Notepad, Notepad++, Sublime Text, etc.) and copy all the code by pressing
CTRL + A
(Select All) thenCTRL + C
(Copy) on the keyboard. -
Open your Blogger Dashboard, select the Theme menu > Click the Dropdown Icon (The Down Arrow Icon next to the Customize button) > Select the Edit HTML menu.
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Select all the Template code by pressing
CTRL + A
and paste the code you copied earlier by pressingCTRL + V
on the keyboard. -
Finally, click the Disk Icon (On the top right) to save the changes you have made.
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Done
Installing a Blogger Template with the Overwrite Method
This method is an alternative to the Upload Method and Paste Method if you find that both methods fail to work. Follow these steps:
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Open your Blogger Dashboard > select the Theme menu.
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Use a built-in template from Blogger first. You can use the Contempo, Soho, Emporio, Notable, etc. templates.
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If you have, you can repeat the Upload Method or Paste Method.
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Done